Mattis: NBC Report Is False, Erroneous, Irresponsible

Secretary of Defense James Mattis delivers a speech during a press conference at the NATO Defense Council meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels on June 29, 2017. (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images)

Defense Secretary James Mattis rebuked an NBC News report that President Donald Trump wanted to increase the U.S. nuclear arsenal "tenfold" after a meeting with defense officials in July.

"Recent reports that the president called for an increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal are absolutely false,” Mattis said in a statement, Military.com reported. "This kind of erroneous reporting is irresponsible.”

Defense Secretary James Mattis rebuked an NBC News report that President Donald Trump wanted to increase the U.S. nuclear arsenal "tenfold" after a meeting with defense officials in July."Recent reports that the president called for an increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal...